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adject

transitive verb
ad·​ject | \ ə-ˈjekt, a-\
-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of adject

archaic
: to add or annex : join

Other Words from adject

adjection \ ə-​ˈjek-​shən \ noun, plural -s archaic

First Known Use of adject

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adject

Middle English adjecten “to say in addition, attribute, annex,” borrowed from Latin adjectus, past participle of adjicere “to throw at, attach, contribute, add to (in speech or writing),” from ad- ad- + jacere “to throw”

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